From Autosport · Ronald Vording · · 1m
Audi F1 drivers reveal biggest engine limitation
Audi F1 drivers say extreme heat hurts their engines but remain confident in improvements.
In brief
Audi F1 drivers say extreme heat hurts their engines but remain confident in improvements. Audi F1 drivers acknowledge engine power loss in heat but believe they can overcome it with time and existing successes in other racing series. Originally reported by Autosport.
Audi power unit struggles in heat
Audi F1 drivers acknowledge engine power loss in extreme heat but remain confident in improvements.
“I think we have to be cautious and careful”
Heat hazard declared for Singapore GP
The FIA issued a heat hazard declaration for Singapore Grand Prix with temperatures of 31 degrees Celsius or higher forecast.
Hulkenberg: Power loss in heat
Hulkenberg says Audi suffers from power loss in extreme heat, not cooling issues.
“No, I think we suffer from power”
Bortoleto: Biggest limitation
Bortoleto identifies heat-related power loss as their biggest limitation in the last races.
“Yes, I would say that right now, especially in the last races, it’s our biggest limitation”
Audi confident in improvements
Bortoleto believes Audi can overcome heat challenges using past successes in DTM and Le Mans.
“I think they can fix it. These people in Neuburg have built the best engines in other series”
Baku upgrade package works
Audi confirms its major upgrade package worked after back-to-back tests in Malaysia.
“Well, we concluded that it worked. It worked pretty OK, like we expected”
The big picture
Audi F1 drivers acknowledge engine power loss in heat but believe they can overcome it with time and existing successes in other racing series.
